Aqua Net & Funyuns

Guest host and celebrated author A.M. Homes leads a diverting discussion amongst the four Aqua Net & Funyuns librettists Jason Cady, Cara Ehlenfeldt, Daniel Shepard, and Annie-Sage Whitehurst as they look back on the process of writing their episodes of Aqua Net & Funyuns.

Aqua Net & Funyuns composers Tariq Al-Sabir, Jason Cady, Kamala Sankaram, Aaron Siegel and Michi Wiancko sit down to talk about their experiences making the podcast opera and their reflections on having shared it so widely over the last five months.

Libretto by Annie-Sage Whitehurst; Music by Michi Wiancko; Eric McKeever as Arthur; Rachel Doehring as Audrey; Rocky Duval as Margaret; Joanie Brittingham as Isabel; The Fish Chorus - Kamala Sankaram, Eliza Bonet, Brandon Snook, and Joshua Jeremiah; Dmitry Glivinskiy (pn and md); Jeanann Dara (vla, vln); Jeff Hudgins (rds); Drew Fleming (gtr); Pat Swoboda (b); Cara Ehlenfeldt, sound design; Jeff Cook, mixing.

Libretto by Annie-Sage Whitehurst; Music by Michi Wiancko; Eric McKeever as Arthur; Rachel Doehring as Audrey; Rocky Duval as Margaret; Joanie Brittingham as Isabel; The Fish Chorus - Kamala Sankaram, Eliza Bonet, Brandon Snook, and Joshua Jeremiah; Dmitry Glivinskiy (pn and md); Jeanann Dara (vla, vln); Jeff Hudgins (rds); Drew Fleming (gtr); Pat Swoboda (b); Cara Ehlenfeldt, sound design; Jeff Cook, mixing.

Libretto by Annie-Sage Whitehurst; Music by Michi Wiancko; Eric McKeever as Arthur; Rachel Doehring as Audrey; Rocky Duval as Margaret; Joanie Brittingham as Isabel; The Fish Chorus - Kamala Sankaram, Eliza Bonet, Brandon Snook, and Joshua Jeremiah; Dmitry Glivinskiy (pn and md); Jeanann Dara (vla, vln); Jeff Hudgins (rds); Drew Fleming (gtr); Pat Swoboda (b); Cara Ehlenfeldt, sound design; Jeff Cook, mixing.

Libretto by Daniel Shepard; Music by Tariq Al-Sabir; Joanie Brittingham as Karen; Rachel Doehring as Lucy; Rocky Duval as Tonya; Eliza Bonet as June; Dmitry Glivinskiy (pn and md); Jeanann Dara (vla, vln); Jeff Hudgins (rds) ; Drew Fleming (gtr); Pat Swoboda (b) ; Tariq Al-Sabir, drum machine; Cara Ehlenfeldt, sound design; Jeff Cook, mixing.

Libretto by Daniel Shepard; Music by Tariq Al-Sabir; Joanie Brittingham as Karen; Rachel Doehring as Lucy; Rocky Duval as Tonya; Eliza Bonet as June; Dmitry Glivinskiy (pn and md); Jeanann Dara (vla, vln); Jeff Hudgins (rds) ; Drew Fleming (gtr); Pat Swoboda (b) ; Tariq Al-Sabir, drum machine; Cara Ehlenfeldt, sound design; Jeff Cook, mixing.

Libretto by Daniel Shepard; Music by Tariq Al-Sabir; Joanie Brittingham as Karen; Rachel Doehring as Lucy; Rocky Duval as Tonya; Eliza Bonet as June; Dmitry Glivinskiy (pn and md); Jeanann Dara (vla, vln); Jeff Hudgins (rds) ; Drew Fleming (gtr); Pat Swoboda (b) ; Tariq Al-Sabir, drum machine; Cara Ehlenfeldt, sound design; Jeff Cook, mixing.

Libretto and music by Jason Cady; Joanie Brittingham as Mel; Eliza Bonet as The Narrato; Joshua Jeremiah as Officer Dunphy; Rachel Doehring as Yolanda; Rocky Duval as Mel’s Mom; Brandon Snook as Curtis; Kamala Sankaram as Mrs. Bloom; Eric McKeever as Mel’s Dad; Dmitry Glivinskiy (pn and md); Jeanann Dara (vla, vln); Jeff Hudgins (rds) ; Drew Fleming (gtr); Pat Swoboda (b) ; Jason Cady, modular synthesizer and drum machine; Cara Ehlenfeldt, sound design; Jeff Cook, mixing

Libretto and music by Jason Cady; Joanie Brittingham as Mel; Eliza Bonet as The Narrato; Joshua Jeremiah as Officer Dunphy; Rachel Doehring as Yolanda; Rocky Duval as Mel’s Mom; Brandon Snook as Curtis; Kamala Sankaram as Mrs. Bloom; Eric McKeever as Mel’s Dad; Dmitry Glivinskiy (pn and md); Jeanann Dara (vla, vln); Jeff Hudgins (rds) ; Drew Fleming (gtr); Pat Swoboda (b) ; Jason Cady, modular synthesizer and drum machine; Cara Ehlenfeldt, sound design; Jeff Cook, mixing